Norwell High School's Winter Selected Works

Featuring student art pieces from Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, AP Art, and Digital Photography.

Reverse Coloring

A reverse coloring book means the book already has the colors and you draw the lines. Choose from a selection of colorful watercolor prints and add doodles, outlines, swirls, and dots to create your own images. 10+ and adults welcome.

All supplies provided. Light refreshments.

Take and Make: Heart Wreath 

This take and make is a simple wreath with colorful shaped hearts to glue down. Kits are available on a first come, first served basis!  

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. Registration is required. No meeting January 2.

Storytime with Marissa

Ages 0-5 are welcome to join Marissa for 30 minutes of stories, participatory songs, and fingerplays that support early literacy. Registration is required.

Brick Builders

Drop by the Children's Studio after school and build with our Legos! See if you can tackle a Lego Challenge Card, or just free build. Please leave your own Legos at home. Best for children age 6 and up, caregivers must remain in the library.

Read to Spider

Read to Spider, a certified therapy dog!  You may bring a book or choose one from the library. No registration required. First come, first served. 

Take and Make: Cotton Ball Penguin

In advance of National Penguin Day on January 20, register for your kit to take home and make one cotton ball penguin! All ages. Registration required to secure your kit.

Miss Ari's Family Tree Sing-A-Long

Miss Ari's Family Tree Sing-A-Long show turns singing & dancing into learning & play! With live music featuring ukulele and guitar, Ari covers the classic nursery rhymes, colors and the alphabet. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is required and will open 2 weeks prior to the event.

Read to Skipper

Come meet Skipper, a therapy dog who loves pats and being read to! Register for a 15-minute slot for one-on-one reading time with Skipper and his handler.

Yoga for Kids with Little Bee

Join Christine from Little Bee Yoga for 45 minutes of beginning yoga for both caregiver and child ages 2-6. Enjoy fun poses, music, stories, breathing exercises, and guided relaxations. Children grade 3 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. Registration required, please bring your own yoga mat.

Frozen Scavenger Hunt

Find characters from Frozen in the Children's Room this month.

Letters About Literature

Have you ever wanted to communicate a personal reaction to/connection with a book to it’s author? 
Now you can!

A writing initiative for Massachusetts students in grades 4 through 12!

Teen Homework Club

Sit and work on your homework, snacks and water will be provided! This program is for Grades 6 through 12. 

Let's Decorate Cupcakes!

Let's decorate a tasty cupcake treat!! All supplies are included with some fun toppings as well. This program is for grades 6 to 12. 

Teen Lofi Paint Lounge

Join us in listening to some soft beat lofi music and paint whatever you're feeling! This program is for grades 6 to 12. 

Video Games Club: Teens Only!!

Calling all teen gamers! Join us for the Video Games Club here at Norwell Public Library. Every month we will select from a group of switch games to play together ranging from Mariokart to Cuphead. If there's a special game you wish to see on the list be sure to tell Brooke the Teen Librarian. Must be rated E, E10+ or T to be accepted. Snacks will be provided to those in attendance!

This program is intended for those in grades 6 through 12.

Qi Gong - Tai Chi

Tai chi has been proven through medical studies to benefit the body in many tangible ways. The slow graceful movements help reduce the risk of falling & ease arthritic joint pain. 

Ongoing classes will be held on Tuesday mornings from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon in NPL’s Meeting Room.

Beginners of all ages & abilities are welcome. Wear loose comfortable clothing.

Mortality Movie: In the Realm of Death & Dreaming

Join us for Morality Movie: In the Realm of Death & Dreaming: Does consciousness continue after death?

Director Johanna Lunn guides viewers on a personal journey to find answers by exploring stories of near-death experiences, deathbed visions and more. 

Meaningful conversation and light snacks to follow.

New Device Tech Help

Did you receive a new piece of technology this holiday season? Book a 30 minute Tech Appt with our Technology Librarian! During this 30 minute appt start to learn the basics of your new device. 

There will be 3 sessions available on January 13, please be sure to register for your slot. 

If you need help outside of these available appointment times, don't hesitate to reach out to a librarian to schedule an appointment. 

New Device Tech Help

There will be 3 sessions available, please be sure to register for your slot. 

Mindful Yoga for Everyone

This 60-minute yoga practice offers a gentle mix of Hatha yoga-based styles, including breathwork and meditation to stimulate the energy systems in the body while at the same time bringing calm to the mind.

Jigsaw Puzzle Competition

January is National Puzzle month!

Can your team complete a jigsaw puzzle faster than your friends and neighbors?

Each team will receive the same 500 piece puzzle provided by the library. The team that finishes first or completes the most before time is called wins!

Adults, teens, and families with children aged 10+ are welcome to participate.

Team registration required. 

Knitting and Craft Night

This group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.

Knitters, beginners, and experts alike!😊 Crochet and other crafts (drawing, coloring, scrapbooking, etc.) all are welcome!

Please register. This is not a formal class, just a chance to socialize and share skills.

Gentle Yoga Flow and Stretch

This is a Yang style class which focuses more on the larger muscle groups with slower, thoughtful and accessible movements, mostly on the ground, combined with gentle stretching. The class also includes breathwork and meditation to help center and calm the mind to to facilitate the connection of the mind, breath, body, and spirit.

All levels are welcome, with a focus on beginners and advanced beginners.

Dinner and a Movie: The Outfit

From the Academy Award-winning writer of The Imitation Game (Graham Moore) comes The Outfit, a gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. Come for the pizza, stay for the movie!

Adult Queer Craft Club

Build community with an LGBTQ+ craft club, join in making crafts or working on your own special projects! 

NPL Evening Book Group: Horse

This month we will be reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks.

Horse by Geraldine Brooks is a historical fiction tale about horses, art, science, love, and racism. The story is told in three timelines 1850s, 1950s, and 2019.

Books will be available at the circulation desk.

Literary Circle Book Group: A Gentleman in Moscow 

We will be reading A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.

In this novel, Count Alexander Ilych Rostov is an aristocrat sentenced by a Bolshevik tribunal to a lifetime of confinement in the luxury hotel.